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Win! Tickets to Magic of Motown!

Direct from the USA and celebrating 50 years of Motown hits, the Magic of Motown tribute concert show is coming to town. Derby, to be specific. The record label that brought the likes of the Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves, [...]

Jaguar Skills interview

Everyone loves a good musical mash-up and Jaguar Skills is one of the most notable ‘mash-up’ artists in the UK and currently has a 10 minute mix every week on BBC Radio 1′s The Trevor Nelson Show. 1. Do you have to practice daily to retain your ninja skills? Yes. I try and do – [...]

Funeral For A Friend come to SUB91

With the launch of the brand spanking new O2 Academy Leicester in a mere few weeks (23rd September to be exact) The Soundhouse opening up in the Cultural Quarter and now Leicester’s newest club/live music venue SUB91 joins the newly blossoming Leicester music scene! Launched  earlier this August, SUB91 lives above Walkabout on Granby Street [...]

Mathew Street Fringe returns for third year!

Now in its third year, the Mathew Street Fringe event, which takes place in Liverpool, celebrates the city’s original musicians in the venues that support new music all year round. From Saturday 28 to late on Monday 30 August, venues taking part in the Fringe will be buzzing with the sounds of the best up [...]

Vote now for Miss England!

Is there anything better than a good old-fashioned beauty contest? No, is the answer you’re looking for. Especially when some of the girls competing are from some of our very favourite cities! Miss England 2010 is taking place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole (at the NEC) over a two‐days period on the 31st August & [...]

Lose Your Cool! This weekend

Swingin’ Leicester: famed for the Elephant man, Gary Lineker, Englebert Humperdink and orange cheese, will be playing host to a rather exciting weekender this Bank Holiday: Lose Your Cool! This 3 day festival of far-out fuzz and fun is happening over August bank holiday at the Firebug in Leicester, perfect for getting hot and bothered [...]

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  • Pay-what-you-like at Livebait Manchester!

    Pay-what-you-like at Livebait Manchester!

    Next week, as a pick-me-up after the Bank Holiday, Manchester’s most discerning diners will be able to act out their inner food critic at LIVEBAIT in Manchester, as the award winning restaurant tears up the rule book and invites its customers to momentarily turn food critics and pay what they think their meal is worth. [...]

  • Wedding Open-Day at Friar’s Well Estate

    Wedding Open-Day at Friar’s Well Estate

    Tis the season to be married and now’s the time for wedding extravaganzas to pop up all over the country to help with planning your special day. Brides and grooms planning their wedding in 2011 are invited to a free open day on Bank Holiday Monday August 30 at the beautiful Leicestershire country estate venue [...]

  • Wedding Fayre Engagement at the Light

    Wedding Fayre Engagement at the Light

    Tis the season to be married and now’s the time for wedding extravaganzas to pop up all over the country to help with planning your special day. For those of you t’up North, The Light, the retail and shopping centre in Leeds are set to host a three-day wedding fayre. So whether your big day [...]

  • James Martin headlines Liverpool’s Festival of Food

    James Martin headlines Liverpool’s Festival of Food

    From strutting his stuff on the Strictly dance floor to becoming the housewives choice on Saturday morning TV, top chef James Martin now has his sights set firmly on Liverpool as he oversees proceedings at this year’s Liverpool Food & Drink Festival. James will be guest celebrity chef at the festival launch day on Sunday [...]

  • Is the Girl Who Played With Fire hiding near you?

    Is the Girl Who Played With Fire hiding near you?

    ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ had us gripped with its tale of intrigue and murder so, hooray, the second part of the story is nearly here! To celebrate the August 27th release of The Girl Who Played With Fire, Momentum Pictures are offering a unique opportunity to fans in Bristol, London, Oxford, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, [...]

  • Yorkshire Musicians ‘Sing for Life’

    Yorkshire Musicians ‘Sing for Life’

    Musicians and charity work go hand in hand, think Live Aid, Band Aid…and now we have ‘Sing for Life’ where a whole host of Yorkshire musicians are coming together in aid of Cancer Research UK. On Saturday 18th September (between 1pm and 3pm), 30 Yorkshire based up-and-coming and already-quite-famous musicians will descend on Meadowhall Shopping [...]

  • Garden Party for green-deprived brummies!

    Garden Party for green-deprived brummies!

    As lovely as Birmingham is, there’s no denying that there isn’t much in the way of leafy green-ness to be had in the City. Well, fear not as the lucky people of Birmingham are being treated to a very special Garden Party on Thursday 26th August. The chic French beer, Kasteel Cru, is travelling the [...]

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tickets to give away!

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tickets to give away!

    There’s no denying that Harry Potter is a guilty pleasure here at 69 towers so we could not be more excited that it’s nearly Potter time again. To celebrate the 100-day countdown to the opening of the hugely anticipated “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,”  Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger announced that [...]

  • The Ting Tings are back!

    The Ting Tings are back!

    Monday 11th October sees the return of the darlings of the two-piece electro-pop world (there is one, we checked) with the release of The Ting Tings brand new single “Hands”. A work of pure electro-disco heaven, “Hands” is a global shout out to everyone who’s working too hard. So, everyone then! Written, performed and produced [...]

  • O2 Academy Leicester NEW DATES ADDED!

    O2 Academy Leicester NEW DATES ADDED!

    SEPTEMBER 2010 Thursday 23rd (GRAND OPENING) Professor Green (full live band) + Ironik 7pm Friday 24th The Union 6pm – 10pm Saturday 25th The Furious 5 (White Lines Tour) ft. Grandmaster Melle Mel + Scorpio + Dynamite + Kid Creole & Tour DJ C Styles 2 7pm-10pm OCTOBER 2010 Saturday 9th The Screening + Charlie [...]

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